### 🎧 **Everything Hip-Hop, R&B, and Future Beats!**
Share the latest **mixtapes**, **videos**, **news**, and **creative works** directly tied to the **music and artistry** of your favorite performers.
We focus on **the music itself**, **the creative process**, and **how artists’ experiences shape their art** — *not gossip or unrelated personal events.*
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## 📝 **Rules**
### **Title Format**
- Use the format: **Artist - Title**
- ❌ No hashtags or emojis in titles
- ✅ Allowed tags:
`[FRESH]`, `[FRESH ALBUM]`, `[FRESH MIXTAPE]`, `[FRESH VIDEO]`, `[FRESH PODCAST EPISODE]`, `[FRESH INTERVIEW]`, `[HYPE]`, `[DISCUSSION]`, `[LEAK]`
- **[FRESH]** tags apply only to **official new songs, videos, live performances, podcasts, or interviews** — *not leaks, articles, fan art, or gossip.*
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### **Beef Discussions**
- ❌ **Dedicated beef discussion posts are not allowed.**
- Beef may **only** be discussed in comments **if the post is about a beef track**.
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### **Artist Life Topics**
- ✅ **Allowed:** when the topic **directly influences their music** or creative path.
*(Example: “I was in a lot of legal issues which pushed me to start making music.”)*
- ❌ **Not allowed:** gossip, rumors, arrests, or allegations unrelated to music.
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### **Self-Promotion Rule**
- **Self-promotion is centrally managed.**
- Each week, the admin creates a **Self-Promotion Thread**.
- Artists must share their tracks **only in that thread’s comments.**
- ❌ **No direct self-promo posts** allowed elsewhere.
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### **Instance Host Rules**
Follow your **host instance’s rules**:
- 🚫 No harassment, threats, racism, or discrimination
- 🚫 No extreme hate groups (Nazis, QAnon, etc.)
- 🚫 No porn, spam, ads, or illegal content under Finnish law
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